The benefit payments miners sick with black lung disease receive are not keeping pace with the cost of living, a new analysis showed. Current monthly benefits for a miner and one dependent in 2024 ...

The second black lung screening will be from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at Holiday Inn Express & Suites Claypool Hill in the Pounding Mill area of Tazewell County. The ...

Carbon County has a long history in coal mining. For hundreds of years, the region, which is known as the Coal Region, has been a large source of anthracite coal to heat homes, power operations and ...

Though black phlegm is not always a cause for concern, it could be a sign of lung cancer or exposure to a pollutant. Figuring out the cause will help the doctor recommend the best course of treatment.

Thus, the calculation with race as a variable adjusts lung function by 10–15% for Black individuals and 4–6% for Asian individuals. However, this assumption and the resulting adjustments ...